Where did the application bar widgets go?

- [Instructor] It's funny, but as more and more users … update to the latest version, which, … as of this recording, is 2020, … one of their frequent questions is, … what happened to all the widgets? … All the little menus and things that used to appear up here? … It was in the application bar on a Mac, … or in the menu bar on Windows, and now they're gone. … Now, which ones am I talking about? … Well, I have InDesign CC 2019 running, … and I'll jump to that right now. … Are you talking about all of these little guys? … The view scale and the menus to view and hide frame edges, … and view modes, and the in out menu, even the GPU thing. … So, why are they gone? … Have they just been removed from the program? … Why, no. … InDesign is cleaning up its interface. … It's trying to make it simpler. … Remember that, by default, most users see … the essential workspace, which is quite cleaner … than the crazy advanced one, … or whatever kind of custom ones you've created. … But these items have not been removed completely. …

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6/4/2020

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8/25/2011

In this series, David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepción, co-hosts of the web's top resource for InDesign tips and tricks, InDesignSecrets.com, share some hidden and sometimes surprising workflow tips that will make working in InDesign more efficient and more fun. The course covers built-in timesaving features such as Quick Apply and auto-expanding text, but also little-known tricks, such as using the eyedropper to copy and paste character and paragraph text attributes and making accurate selections by selecting through or even into objects.

New techniques will be added to the collection every other week, so check back early and often. Find more tips and tricks at indesignsecrets.com.Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion.

Skill Level Intermediate

36h 45m

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